i`ll tell u a little secret, i have learned it in a long life of checking defenition. if u want a good defeniton of something its for sure not in the Dictionary. defetions are someting that the human reasoning needs but i am not too sure that it can be done. since any object (like let say MUSIC) is infinitive.. C ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rusty Blasco" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <313@hyperreal.org> Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 8:22 PM Subject: [313] so is it really music?
> Dictionary definition of music according to Webster (sorry the edition is a > little old): > > 'the art and science of combining vocal or instrumental sounds or tones in > varying melody, harmony, rhythm, and timbre, especially so as to form > structurally complete and emotionally expressive compositions' > > interesting third definition: > > 'any rhythmic sequence of pleasing sounds, as of birds, water, etc.' > > and: > > 'ability to respond to or take pleasure in music' > > Music does not have to be melodious. It is merely a contemplated > arrangement of sounds for the purposes of communicating emotions. Believe > me, debates about what is music vs. what isn't raged in my mind for quite > some time during my early college years. Music is most essential when it > reflects the environment and society in which it was conceived, hence, the > increasing utilization of technological sounds (as an indication of > industrial and intellectual advancement). The beauty is in discovering the > underlying human thoughts and feelings which comprise the core of a piece > and subsequently a moment in time. The subjective experience of music (art > in general) protects it from the myopic qualifications which critics > (amateur and professional alike) impose upon it. Our desire to create music > stems from a desire to convey our deepest emotions in a way words themselves > can't oblige. It is a means to transcend our physical limits. > > Here I will halt though I could probably compose a thesis on said subject. > Comments? > > Rusty > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
